Rule a Wife and Have a Wife (1624)

Author
John Fletcher
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
Performance Medium
Spoken Drama
Associated work receipts The physical apparatus employed on and around the stage to support, enhance and sometimes substitute the performers' enactment of drama.
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
£28,119 2s 6d £11,720 10s 6d (41.7%) £16,398 12s (58.3%)
1732 - 1809
£28,119 2s 6d - (100%) £11,720 10s 6d (41.7%) £16,398 12s (58.3%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
249 130 119
1732 - 1809
249 130 119
Notes
Published in 1640.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
23 May 1767 Drury Lane Rule A Wife, Miss in Her Teens, Concerto on harpsichord No No No £202 10s 63% N/A
24 Oct 1769 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Midas No No No £107 5s 6d N/A N/A
02 Nov 1769 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Thomas and Sally, The Merry Sailors, Rural Love No Yes No £178 12s 6d N/A N/A
20 Dec 1769 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, The Musical Lady, The Whim No No Yes £227 16s 6d N/A N/A
01 Mar 1770 Drury Lane Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, The Jubilee No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
18 May 1770 Drury Lane Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, A Peep behind the Curtain, Hunting Song, The May Day Garland No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
04 Jan 1771 Drury Lane Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Miss in Her Teens No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Jan 1771 Drury Lane Rule A Wife, The Padlock No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Jan 1771 Drury Lane Rule A Wife, The Devil to Pay, New Comic Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Jun 1771 Drury Lane Rule A Wife, Miss in Her Teens, The Sailors' Revels No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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